The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-29
| SECOND DAYS SESSION.
PROCEEDINGS OF TIE BIG
HATCHIE ASSOCIATION.
Reports Of Committees oquent
Appeal for Home and For
eign Missions.

The Big Hatchie Association recon-
vened yesterday morning In the First
Baptist church at Germantown. II
was the second day OF the meeting,
and when Moderator ]. r. Graves
called the assemblags to order there
were fully 200 persons present, and
every available seat In the sacred edi-
fee was occupied. Many OF the beet
people Of this and adjoining counties
we're there, and all watched the pro.
ceedings with much interest.
The association was opened BY
prayer, led by Elder j. F. HALEY, OF
Knoxville.
:. The minutes OF Wedne sday's meet.
ing were then read by Secretary An.
derson, and on motion. were adopted.
Elder q. A. Grammar, OF the Mount
Vernon (Arkansas) association, was
received as O member.
On motion, Bro. Bolton was added
TO the Finance Committee.
The report OF Elders w. B. Moore
aud j. b. Canada on nominations wa,
next taken up and the report was
adopted without q dissenting voice.
The committee recommended "that
Elder j. p. Kincaid preach the intro
ductory sermon at the next annual
meeting, ]. ii. Snow a. alternate, and
that the present executive board be
continued and at the tams place.
After trar sscting business OF minor
Importance, the convention, at noon,
took recess until 8 o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The association reaMembled a.
o'clock, and alter prayer by Rev. M.
Whittle proceeded to hear the report
OF the committee composed OF Reys.
X. A. Vspable, J. NJ. Wise and L. q.
Faulkner. The report was read by
the Rev. X. A enable. II Is as fol.
lows:
HOME MISSIONS.
III we are servants OF Gcd and be.
lieve that the gospel Is able to make
men wise unto salvation, then we
must have deep and abiding interest
In the work Of the Home Board. II
we are Baptists and believe that Bap-
It's. preachers preach more OF the
Bible than other preachers, then must
our interest In the work be CORE.
spondingly increased. We trust that
the time is past when among intelli.
gent Christians, not TO say Bapiists, II
10 meets airy to make long Arguments
In favor OF missions. So long ne God
leaVee unrepssled that one verse In
the Bible, go 20 into oil the world
and preach the gospel, and 90 long as
there are people destitute OF the gospel
let no man proclaim himself q Chris.
tian and then remain Indifferent upon
this tubjsc,. During the last
conventional year tho Home Board
has had employed 26l missionaries al
822 places, who baptised 1923 persons
and added by letter 23l0. They report
3lS Sunday schools, with l3,03l teach.
ers and pupils. They have organised
1l9 churches and built 81 meeting
houses. This work has cost, for mis-.
slons, 386,627 05, and for church
houses t36,270 10. Twenty-Five oil
these missionaries have been laboring
among the colored people, giving
theological instructions. In Cuba the
greatest visible results have crowned
the labom OF the Home Bosrd.
Brother A. ]. Disz has organized
three churchee, baptized 1876 persons,
established four Sunday fAools and
three day schools. The Indians are
calling for more men. They want
and must have another school nj
Atoka, ChoctAw Nation.
After the reading Of the report the
Rev. Mr.. Venable, chairman Of the
committee, spoke Interestingly on the
subject. He finished his elc quent
argument by introducing Mr.. j.
II. Anderson, Ike new secretary
for the State Mission. Mr..
Anderson made short reply, thank.
Ing the association for the honor con.
ierred. Ills tarnestness In speech and
manner indicated future success.
Stacey Lord, j. ii. Snow and tho
Rev. j. M. Wise made short speeches
on the subject Of "Bome Missions"
Collections were then taken up for
State missions. Every ono present 10
sponded literally and the collection
Amounted 10 $500.
The Rev. I. w. Young, chairman Of
the Committee on Ministerial E1uca.
ton. composed Of ii. p. Hudson, j..
w. Afford, Il q. Turner and T. II.
Bond, read the report and after short
speeches by q. w. Jarmsn and others
the report was adopted by an enthus.
iastlc and rising vote by the whole as
bcmblage. The members OF the as.
ISOLATION and all others were then
called upon TO contribute 10 the fund
Tor foreign missions and the result WIS
that 500 In cash and try pledges was
tocured. Jhe association then adj
iourned until o o'clock this morning.